In chapter one, Jim Gallien finds Chris on the side of the road and picks him up. Chris wants to go to edge of the Denali National Park, and Gallien was on his way to Anchorage which is 240 miles outside of Denali. Gallien, after inspecting Chris in the car, thought that it was odd that he only had a 25-30 pound bag for wanting to stay in the woods for several months. Gallien originally thought that Chris was going to be a nutcase but during the drive the more Chris talked the more that initial thought was proved wrong. Gallien was concerned that Chris' load was so light he only had a ten-pound bag of rice, a .22 caliber rifle, too small for the game in Alaska, and only an old road map. Gallien gave him worn rubber work boots and some food. Gallien was the last human encounter that Chris had before he died.
In chapter two, on September 6, 1992, Ken Thompson, Gordon Samel, and Ferdie Swanson set out for the Magic Bus so they could stalk moose. It was not an easy place to get to. These three men liked to take motor vehicles were they aren't neccassarily supposed to be driven. They went across a river that was seventy-five feet wide and really swift. It was definetly a feat. When they got to the bus they found an SOS note and with that note they found Chris McCandless' body. He had been dead for two and a half weeks.
Chapter three takes place in Carthage, South Dakota a small, quaint town. Living in this town is a man named Wayne Westerberg. Westerberg owns a grain elevator in Carthage. During the fall of 1990 is when he met Chris or as he knew him Alex. Wayne found him hitchhiking and gave him a ride. Wayne invited Chris to stay in Sunburst to spent the night in a trailer. After three days of staying in the trailer they went their seperate ways. A couple weeks later Chris showed up again. Chris loved in Carthage. Unfortunately, Westerberg had been drawn into a scheme to build and sell these boxes that illegally unscramble satellite-TV, allowing people to watch free cable. The FBI caught wind of this and arrested Westerberg. Westerberg served a four month sentence in Sioux Falls. Chris stayed in touch with Westerberg; calling or writing every month or so. Chris had been raised in an upper middle class town named Annandale, Virginia. His father's name, Walt, and his mother's, Billie.l He also had a younger sister whom he was very close with. Chris graduated from Emory University with a 3.72 GPA. He also a very nice car a 1982 Datsun B210.
In chapter four, some rangers found an old yellow Datsun without its plates. Over the next three years the Park Service used the Datsun to make undercover drug busts. This car used to belong to Chris McCandless. After leaving Atlanta he arrived at Lake Mead National Recreation Area on July 6. Unfortunately for Chris he was camped out on the edge of the Deterial Wash, but a flood came in. After the flood passed Chris attempted to start the Datsun, ended up killing the battery because the engine wouldn't catch. Chris then had to walk. At the end of July he accepted a ride from a man who called himself Crazy Ernie, he offered Chris a job on a ranch in Northern California. After eleven days when it was evident that Ernie wasn't going to pay him Chris stole a red 10-speed bike and pedaled into Chico, and ditched the bike. Arcata, California, Chris met Jan Burres and her boyfriend, Bob.
In chapter two, on September 6, 1992, Ken Thompson, Gordon Samel, and Ferdie Swanson set out for the Magic Bus so they could stalk moose. It was not an easy place to get to. These three men liked to take motor vehicles were they aren't neccassarily supposed to be driven. They went across a river that was seventy-five feet wide and really swift. It was definetly a feat. When they got to the bus they found an SOS note and with that note they found Chris McCandless' body. He had been dead for two and a half weeks.
Chapter three takes place in Carthage, South Dakota a small, quaint town. Living in this town is a man named Wayne Westerberg. Westerberg owns a grain elevator in Carthage. During the fall of 1990 is when he met Chris or as he knew him Alex. Wayne found him hitchhiking and gave him a ride. Wayne invited Chris to stay in Sunburst to spent the night in a trailer. After three days of staying in the trailer they went their seperate ways. A couple weeks later Chris showed up again. Chris loved in Carthage. Unfortunately, Westerberg had been drawn into a scheme to build and sell these boxes that illegally unscramble satellite-TV, allowing people to watch free cable. The FBI caught wind of this and arrested Westerberg. Westerberg served a four month sentence in Sioux Falls. Chris stayed in touch with Westerberg; calling or writing every month or so. Chris had been raised in an upper middle class town named Annandale, Virginia. His father's name, Walt, and his mother's, Billie.l He also had a younger sister whom he was very close with. Chris graduated from Emory University with a 3.72 GPA. He also a very nice car a 1982 Datsun B210.
In chapter four, some rangers found an old yellow Datsun without its plates. Over the next three years the Park Service used the Datsun to make undercover drug busts. This car used to belong to Chris McCandless. After leaving Atlanta he arrived at Lake Mead National Recreation Area on July 6. Unfortunately for Chris he was camped out on the edge of the Deterial Wash, but a flood came in. After the flood passed Chris attempted to start the Datsun, ended up killing the battery because the engine wouldn't catch. Chris then had to walk. At the end of July he accepted a ride from a man who called himself Crazy Ernie, he offered Chris a job on a ranch in Northern California. After eleven days when it was evident that Ernie wasn't going to pay him Chris stole a red 10-speed bike and pedaled into Chico, and ditched the bike. Arcata, California, Chris met Jan Burres and her boyfriend, Bob.